Best Buy said that CFO James Muehlbauer is leaving, the latest executive departure for the struggling electronics chain.

Walmart

Walmart Stores is testing same-day delivery of TVs, toys and other merchandise bought online in four US markets (but not in New York) as it tries to find new ways to keep up with competitors and to attract busy shoppers this holiday season.

Happy house

The number of US homes that could soon come onto the market fell to the lowest in more than three years, in an encouraging sign for the housing market, data analyst firm Core-Logic said.

Tool time

Toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker is selling its hardware and home-improvement business to Spectrum Brands Holdings, which is majority-owned by Phil Falcone’s Harbinger Group, for $1.4 billion.

Gupta delay

Rajat Gupta’s sentencing has been delayed from Oct. 17 to Oct. 24, said a spokeswoman for the federal courthouse in New York.